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Ex-Superior Offshore CFO Gets Insurance Suit Revived
A Texas appeals court ruled Tuesday, September 15th, that the former CFO of Superior Offshore International Inc. can proceed with his claim that XL Specialty Insurance Co. wrongly refused to defend or indemnify him in underlying bankruptcy litigation, holding there...
Appeals Court Favors ex-CFO in Insurance Dispute over Coverage in Bankruptcy
(Sept. 16) – A Houston appeals court ruled Tuesday that a lower trial court must consider whether an insurance company breached its duty to a former Superior Offshore International executive when it refused to provide certain coverage the executive claimed was...
College Station, Texas – Property Owner and Land Owner Rights Conference
College Station has been a hub for growth in recent years, and this growth has triggered the development of several large-scale infrastructure projects that will require the use of eminent-domain to reach fruition. In an effort to help educate local landowners of...
Joe Marrs Named One of Houston’s Top Lawyers
H-Magazine named Joseph Marrs one of Houston’s top lawyers in commercial litigation in 2015. The magazine uses peer and client nominations as well as background checks to compile its annual list of top Houston attorneys.
JMEH Partners Selected as ‘Rising Stars’ in Eminent Domain, Plaintiff Civil Litigation, and Securities Litigation
Texas Super Lawyers Magazine selected JMEH Partners Luke Ellis, Joseph Marrs, and Yusuf Bajwa as "Rising Stars" in eminent domain, plaintiff civil litigation, and securities litigation, respectively, in its 2015 publication. The magazine annually publishes a list of...
Joseph Marrs and Justin Hodge Elected to Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation
JMEH partners Joseph Marrs and Justin Hodge have been elected to membership in the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. Fellows of the Foundation are selected for their outstanding professional achievements and their demonstrated commitment to the improvement of the...
JMEH Partners Testify in Front of Senate Committee, Advocate SB 474 to Stop Eminent-Domain Abuse
Johns Marrs Ellis & Hodge, LLP, partners Justin Hodge and Luke Ellis testified in front of the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs on March 9, 2015, in favor of a bill that would better protect landowners in eminent domain proceedings and help ensure that the...
Jury Awards Landowner $393,165 in Condemnation Case
Luke Ellis, Justin Hodge, and Jacob Merkord won a Wichita County jury trial regarding the reduction in value caused by a 345kV high-voltage electric transmission line easement. The dispute began in December 2011 when Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC sued a Wichita...
Livestock Weekly – San Angelo, Texas
Photo of the "Kelo House" in Kelo v. City of New London. [Ellis] has been fighting for landowners who have had their property taken by the government since 2009. Ellis told listeners that for years before Kelo, attorneys like himself labored in relative obscurity...
Luke Ellis Speaks About Private Property Rights at Texas Public Policy Foundation
Luke Ellis was invited to speak at the 13th Annual Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Policy (TPPF) Orientation, one of the nation’s top policy conferences held in Austin on January 8, 2015. Luke spoke on a panel called “Protecting Property Rights Amidst the Texas...